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Politics 1 day ago

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Prabowo seeks House support for stalled asset forfeiture bill

President Prabowo Subianto has ruled out issuing an executive regulation on the recovery of stolen s...

Economy 1 day ago

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Multifinance firms stuck in slow lane as car sales stall

Multifinance companies have recorded continuing decline in yoy growth over the first three months to...

Asia & Pacific 1 day ago

South Korea's presidential campaigns kick off, focus on ailing economy

Contenders for South Korea's presidency kicked off their campaigns on Monday, vowing to unify a ...

Europe 1 day ago

Zelensky offers to meet Putin in Turkey 'personally'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he would be willing to meet Russian counterpart V...

Companies 1 day ago

EV battery giant CATL aims to raise $4b in Hong Kong IPO

Chinese EV battery giant CATL aims to raise US$4 billion in its Hong Kong listing scheduled for May ...

Americas 1 day ago

Trump hails Air Force One 'gift' after Qatari luxury jet reports

Donald Trump on Sunday defended plans to receive a new Air Force One as a gift, after reports he wil...

Society 1 day ago

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Online gambling drops 80% in Q1 2025: PPATK

According to the PPATK, online gambling transactions in the first quarter have dropped an astou...

Europe 1 day ago

Pope Leo XIV appeals for 'no more war' in first Sunday message

Pope Leo XIV appealed to the world's major powers for "no more war" in his first Sunda...

Economy 1 day ago

US, China hail 'substantial progress' after trade talks in Geneva

The United States and China on Sunday said progress had been made after a weekend of talks aimed at ...

Asia & Pacific 1 day ago

Philippines votes in high-stakes midterms amid Marcos-Duterte showdown

Voting was underway in the Philippines on Monday for a normally low-key midterm election that is sho...

Middle East and Africa 1 day ago

Hamas to release hostage as part of direct Gaza talks with US

Hamas said it would release a US-Israeli hostage held in Gaza as the group revealed it was engaged i...

Science & Tech 2 days ago

Jungle music: Chimp drumming reveals building blocks of human rhythm

The findings lend fresh weight to the theory that the raw ingredients of human music were present be...

Companies 2 days ago

Saudi Aramco net profits drop 4.6 percent in first quarter: Statement

Oil giant Saudi Aramco on Sunday reported a drop of 4.6 percent in its first-quarter net profits as ...

Americas 2 days ago

At his former US university, the new pope is just 'Bob'

In the verdant suburb of Philadelphia, locals, professors and students reveled as Cardinal Prevost w...

Entertainment 2 days ago

Gaza war casts shadow over Cannes film festival

Israel may ban international media from entering Gaza, but the war in the Palestinian territory will...

Asia & Pacific 2 days ago

China takes center stage in Philippines' feisty midterm election

An April survey found that a majority of voters in the country of 110 million prefer candidates who ...

Jakarta 2 days ago

Nearly 700 buildings in Jakarta lacking fire safety equipment

Only seven of 10 multi-story buildings in the city were found of having proper fire safety equipment...

Europe 2 days ago

Putin proposes direct Ukraine talks but quiet on 30-day ceasefire

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct negotiations to end the conflict in Ukrai...

Society 2 days ago

Govt could expand program sending troublesome students to military barracks: Minister

Teenage students who skip class or play too many video games could land themselves in military bootc...

Asia & Pacific 2 days ago

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Malaysia seeks trade legal harmonization in ASEAN

A unified framework on commercial arbitration may help enhance trade between ASEAN member states whi...

Economy 2 days ago

Wary investors hope US-China talks cool high-stakes trade war

Investors are hopeful that US-China trade talks this weekend will cool a trade war between the world...

Asia & Pacific 2 days ago

India, Pakistan agree to ceasefire after days of attacks

The fighting was touched off by an attack last month in the Indian-administered side of disputed Kas...

Americas 2 days ago

US, Chinese officials start Geneva talks on easing trade war

The trade dispute, combined with US President Donald Trump's decision last month to impose ...

Asia & Pacific 3 days ago

Myanmar junta chief meets China's Xi for first time: State media

Chinese state media Xinhua news reported that Xi expressed his country's support for Myanmar pur...

Europe 3 days ago

European leaders in Kyiv for show of solidarity against Russia

Both Moscow and Kyiv have hinted they are open to negotiating with each other, but Ukrainian Preside...

Tech 3 days ago

Texas secures $1.38 billion settlement with Google over data privacy

Google has agreed to pay US$1.375 billion in a settlement in principle reached with the state of Tex...

Society 3 days ago

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Govt defends tuberculosis vaccine trial in Indonesia

The clinical trials for a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate developed with funding from the G...

Middle East and Africa 3 days ago

30 Indonesian 'pilgrims' nabbed in Jeddah for visa violation

The detained Indonesians had tried to enter Saudi Arabia for haj using a non-pilgrimage visit visa, ...

Archipelago 3 days ago

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Govt urged police to investigate alleged exploitation, assault of circus performers

Eight former workers of the Oriental Circus Indonesia (OCI) recently visited the Human Rights Minist...

Art & Culture 3 days ago

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Female force: Kartini's legacy inspiring today’s changemakers

Through her letters, she challenged injustice. Now, in an era shaped by digital voices and collectiv...

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